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| Subject | Date Asked |
| incoming/outgoing mail server | 2/1/2012 |
| Q: I have outlook for my business and I have a new receptionist whom I trying to setup outlook for. My ... A: To find your incoming and outgoing mail servers, do the following: Open Outlook Click on Account ... | |
| Birthdays & Anniversaries in Outlook | 9/19/2011 |
| Q: I have 100+ birthdays and 100+ anniversaries in my Outlook calendar. How can I delete these items ... A: First of all, you can delete them. However, the method used depends on the version of Outlook you ... | |
| Outlook 2010 Inbox cursor movement | 8/29/2011 |
| Q: Do you know if there is way to set Outlook to move up (or down) in the inbox list when an open ... A: In Outlook 2010, click File-> Options-> Mail, under other (at the bottom), you will find the ... | |
| Microsoft Office Calendar | 7/28/2011 |
| Q: People send me emails and automatically set up an appointment on my calendar. How do I block this? ... A: To disable 1. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click Calendar Options. 2. Under Advanced ... | |
| need help desk | 1/4/2011 |
| Q: We need to setup a web based helpdesk where email is routed to the right person and we can use ... A: This is a difficult question to answer without knowing the size and structure of your business and ... | |
| replying to email | 12/27/2010 |
| Q: when I am reply to an email the previously sent message is posted below my new message. Sometimes ... A: By default, when you reply to an e-mail message, the original message text is included in the ... | |
| Displaying the From field | 12/4/2010 |
| Q: I am just learning this microsoft outlook. You know when you send an email at work, at the top there ... A: The method for accomplishing this is different depending on the version of Outlook you are using. ... | |
| syncing Outlook | 6/20/2010 |
| Q: I am using Outlook 2007 on 4 different computers. 2 of these are in one house. 2 of these are in ... A: You will need to purchase additional third party software to multi-sync your accounts. There is a ... | |
| Yahoo email through MS Outlook 2003 | 5/26/2010 |
| Q: Jim, I have most of the setting s correct, however I get a message re: Incoming server could not be ... A: You can only make the Yahoo Outlook connection if you have a premium Yahoo mail account. In other ... | |
| outlook v12.0 return receipt | 5/16/2010 |
| Q: I'm getting a rather worrying message "Not Read" (followed by the words of the subject of my ... A: This means the recipient deleted your message without reading it. The best thing to do would be to ... | |
| multiple users/accounts | 3/18/2010 |
| Q: i am a new outlook user. and in my organization, we have exchange 2007 server. i am required to ... A: The following link describes in detail how to use shared mailboxes using Outlook 2007 with Exchange. ... | |
| Microsoft Outlook web access | 12/29/2009 |
| Q: I have an issue with microsoft web access. For some reason when I open emails, they all have ... A: Outlook Web Access (OWA) is a program used to access your email on a Microsoft Exchange server. The ... | |
| Auto forwarding in Outlook | 11/10/2009 |
| Q: How to set Auto forwarding in Outlook. Thanks. A: You can create a rule from the tools menu based on the subject of an e-mail. From the Tools Menu, ... | |
| Deleting email forwarding | 10/21/2009 |
| Q: Several years ago I set my work emails to automatically forward to my home. I would now like to ... A: To cancel a forwarding rule: 1. On the Tools menu, choose either Rules and Alerts or Out of Office ... | |
| group email list for contacts | 10/3/2009 |
| Q: Six years ago and before I used MS Outlook and could easily create group lists to send an email to ... A: How To Create a Distribution List 1. Open Outlook. 2. From the File menu choose New...Distribution ... | |
| MS Outlook | 9/27/2009 |
| Q: I have a large e-mail stuck in my outbox. When I try to delete it I get the message: "The messaging ... A: The problem is NOT with your system, Outlook or MS Office. The email message you tried to download ... | |
| MS Outlook | 9/26/2009 |
| Q: I have a large e-mail stuck in my outbox. When I try to delete it I get the message: "The messaging ... A: Once you have started the download process, it will continue to try downloading it until it is ... | |
| Copying Outlook Contacts | 8/27/2009 |
| Q: My wife is retiring and wants to have a copy of the contacts from her computer at work. How do I ... A: Using the Import and Export feature in Outlook, you can create the full backup of outlook contacts. ... | |
| Outlook 2000 | 8/10/2009 |
| Q: I want Outlook (version 9.0.0)to suggest e-mail addresses as I type letters and so I went to Tools, ... A: The auto-complete suggestions come from something called the nickname list and your address book. ... | |
| Outlook Express | 7/20/2009 |
| Q: I can't open some messages in my Outlook Express unless I save it to documents first.I get message ... A: There are two possibe reasons for this issue: Go to the file types tab in folders options. You'll ... | |
| Outlook 2007 problem | 7/9/2009 |
| Q: Jim Constantly get "a data file did not close properly" popup when opening Outlook. Used Scandisk ... A: This is most likely caused by an add-in. You can either try running Outlook with the /safe ... | |
| winmail.dat files | 6/27/2009 |
| Q: Whenever someone using Microsoft Outlook as their email server sends me an email with attachments I ... A: One solution to the problem is to visit http://www.biblet.com and download the WMDecode program ... | |
| Saving Outlook | 6/25/2009 |
| Q: Good morning Jim....... I have actively used my Microsoft Outlook 2002 for several years now, using ... A: Microsoft has provided an automated backup application for Outlook 2000/2002 users. Simply download ... | |
| unable to use links in email | 6/7/2009 |
| Q: I get a message "This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions on this computer. Please ... A: To add an application to the list of applications that may be run, run the system policy editor and ... | |
| Using Outlook and webmail | 4/9/2009 |
| Q: I would like to use Outlook as my email program at home, however, I do not want the email to ... A: Tools, Account settings, highlight your account, then select change. Select the "More Settings" ... | |
| Auto fill e-mail addresses | 4/5/2009 |
| Q: I have Microsoft Outlook 2000 and had to reinstall my operating system and i lost my auto fill ... A: Outlook doesn't automatically complete the names of recipients the way that OE does. For frequently ... | |
| Background music | 3/18/2009 |
| Q: how can I save the music from a Microsoft Outlook e-mail? I don't want the e-mail itself but I would ... A: First, veiw the source code for the email message: Open the message, then select other Actions, ... | |
| Opening Contact Cards | 2/16/2009 |
| Q: Someone is trying to send me contact information on what she called an "Outlook Contact Card". I ... A: You would need to have Outlook to open and read the information. It is a proprietary file used to ... | |
| suppressed delivery status notifications? | 1/16/2009 |
| Q: I sent out an e-mail to about 10 people, each individually (the body was copy/pasted) I received a ... A: Suppressed delivery status simply means that the message you sent has been temporarily delayed at ... | |
| export email files from crashed hard drive? | 1/1/2009 |
| Q: Recently my hard drive stopped booting and I had to replace it. I was lucky enough to find that ... A: Sorry, the link did not make it with the answer. Here is the link: ... | |
| OUTLOOK ERROR 0X800CCC18 | 11/29/2008 |
| Q: by unticking the box (log on using secure password authentication) this has resolved the same ... A: No. This is only needed when someone else on the same email server is using the same alias name as ... | |
| Outlook Express | 11/17/2008 |
| Q: Is there a way to adjust the line spacing from single space to 1.5 or double space when typing an ... A: The first thing you need to do is start a new e-mail, so in Outlook Express, click on Create Mail ... | |
| Auto Forward Email To Outside Email | 9/13/2008 |
| Q: Looking for a way to automatically forward Outlook 2007 email from specific recipients to a yahoo ... A: Your Outlook client is not the problem. Your service provider has most likely disallowed automatic ... | |
| distribution lists and concealing names | 9/12/2008 |
| Q: How do I send a group e mail to everyone on my distribution list so that each recipient sees only ... A: I would advise against using the Bcc field for sending to a distribution list. People who use rules ... | |
| cannot open Outlook | 9/10/2008 |
| Q: All of a sudden when I click on the icon, nothing happens. I've scanned the computer for viruses, ... A: First, make sure Outlook is still there by using the start command. Go to Start > Programs > ... | |
| Unknown Error on Outlook (0x80040201) | 8/2/2008 |
| Q: When Sending and Receiving I get an error message Sending' reported error (0x80040201): 'Unknown ... A: My recommendation would be to perform the following steps: Close Outlook. Run the inbox repair tool ... | |
| Not receiving email from a specific email address | 7/26/2008 |
| Q: I accidentally added an email address to my block sender list on Outlook. obviously it makes sense ... A: 1. No. Outlook can only block messages being received from the outlook client and has no effect on ... | |
| outlook 2000 | 6/22/2008 |
| Q: I have Outlook 2000 version and am trying to set the option to suggest email addresses by auto ... A: AutoComplete is a feature of Internet Explorer and of Outlook Express. However, it is not available ... | |
| Hijacked! | 6/13/2008 |
| Q: My Hotmail email account address book has been HIJACKED! That is, spam emails from MY email address ... A: There is no way to prevent someone from spoofing your email address and using it as an alias ... | |
| OUTLOOK EXPRESS SPELLCHECK | 6/11/2008 |
| Q: I recently updated my Office to Office Enterprise 2007 (# 12.0.6215.100.) Now, my Outlook Express ... A: There is a known issue with OE and Microsoft Office 2007 whereby only the French dictionary is an ... | |
| email error message 553 | 6/9/2008 |
| Q: I have a question along the same lines as the error message 553 question. I have an employee who ... A: Error 553 means "Requested action not taken: mailbox name not allowed". This error occurs when you ... | |
| outlook | 5/31/2008 |
| Q: and now use outlook. When I try to click on links or try to open attachments in the emails coming ... A: The most common cause is a corrupt registry key in Internet Explorer 6. The registry key found at ... | |
| Outlook Express to Outlook 2003 | 5/29/2008 |
| Q: My 5 year old computer came with Office 2000 programs, no Outlook, but has Outlook Express 6 ... A: The first thing you should do is backup your Outlook Express e-mail and store them on removable ... | |
| Hidden mail | 5/21/2008 |
| Q: Jim, I hope I can find someone to answer this pesky problem I'm having. You may not know it ... A: Use the Microsoft MDBVU32.EXE tool to forcefully clear the Outbox. The instructions for this are the ... | |
| Newsletter templates? | 5/6/2008 |
| Q: I own a small group tour business and would like to send periodic newsletters to my client base. ... A: Actually, you would create the newsletter template in Microsoft Word, then send it as an e-mail to ... | |
| Email Problem | 4/4/2008 |
| Q: Please can you help. I get error message 0x80042110 whenever I try to download e-mails from my yahoo ... A: Your problem is most likely caused by a corrupted email message. To resolve the problem, you will ... | |
| Outlook | 3/27/2008 |
| Q: I am having a bit of a problem managing my ever increasing contact base in Outlook. For some reason, ... A: To filter a folder on multiple categories ... On the More Choices tab in the Filter dialog, type ... | |
| setting up outlook to work with rocketmail account | 3/13/2008 |
| Q: I just purchased outlook 2007. When I tried to set it up so that I can retrieve mails from my ... A: Yahoo does not offer free POP3 access to it's e-mail. This now applies to your RocketMail account ... | |
| outlook express auto reply message | 1/27/2008 |
| Q: I do not know how it got on and I can not figure out how to get rid of it. It is an auto reply ... A: I an unable to tell you exactly how because road runner is different depending on where you live and ... | |
| Receiving the same email twice | 1/22/2008 |
| Q: and sending/receiving my emails via outlook. Recently, outlook has been delivering all my emails to ... A: There are a couple of situations which may cause Outlook to download duplicate messages: Many of ... | |
| Outlook 2003 | 1/21/2008 |
| Q: Recently when I insert pictures from jpeg files into my outlook e-mails using the html item from the ... A: There are a number of reasons why a red X may appear on your screen, and is not necessarily a ... | |
| exporting a mailing list | 12/30/2007 |
| Q: Jim, below is a response I got from Nancy but I can't find where the Map Custom Fields button is. ... A: The Map Custom Fields button is found in the "Import a File" dialog box. It might not be available ... | |
| OUTLOOK FOLDERS BACK UP | 12/28/2007 |
| Q: I have a question regarding an answer that was posted on the internet about how to save e-mails to ... A: The documentation you are referring to is instructions for creating a pst folder. That is not what ... | |
| GoDaddy SMTP | 12/27/2007 |
| Q: I am wondering if you would know why the GoDaddy SMTP server address does not work in my Outlook. I ... A: I can not tell what is going on unless I know what the error is. The best I can do is to point you ... | |
| copy/paste contact info | 12/23/2007 |
| Q: Jim: Is there a way to copy the name and address of a contact in one action for pasting to another ... A: The only other method is to create a custom view, select one item, press Ctrl+A to Select All and ... | |
| Outlook address book | 12/10/2007 |
| Q: I am trying to get my address book copied from a Win 98 system to Win XP pro. The outlook version ... A: If the Import/Export wizard is unavailable, verify that the language or country/region selected in ... | |
| Emailing wav or mp3 files | 12/6/2007 |
| Q: I need to convert some audio from cassette tapes to computer files and then email them. What is the ... A: The following web page explains how to convert audio cassette tapes to CD file format: ... | |
| Outlook express error. | 12/3/2007 |
| Q: I have read your details. They are impressive. My dear i am facing a problem, whenever I try to ... A: It soulds like a system file may have become corrupted on your computer. This is not something that ... | |
| email trouble-Vista/Outlook | 12/3/2007 |
| Q: I have been having email issues for 4 weeks. I am not able to send or receive emails reliably ... A: Unfortunately, this is not something I can troubleshoot and fix unless physically being at your ... | |
| Calender Automatic Formatting | 10/11/2007 |
| Q: I have set up several rules in Outlook 2003 calendar automatic formatting to color calender entries ... A: When you import rules (rule: One or more automatic actions taken on e-mail messages and meeting ... | |
| PST Compatibility | 10/8/2007 |
| Q: One of my user at work is currently using outlook 2000. This has a PST size limit of 2GB. I need the ... A: Unfortunately, upgrading to Outlook 2003 does not automatically make it possible to add more data to ... | |
| Outlook error "its a client only rule" | 10/7/2007 |
| Q: hai for a user in our org... the user uses exchange account configured in his Microsoft outlook. ... A: Client only rules means just that. You have to be logged into the client's mailbox to perform that ... | |
| outlook | 8/21/2007 |
| Q: Is there any way to configure outlook 2003 so it doesn't delete the emails from my ISP's email ... A: With Outlook open, click on Tools, then Email accounts. This will open up a new window. Click Next. ... | |
| ms outlook | 8/10/2007 |
| Q: i want to change the font size of my mails of inbox . can i do so ? A: On the View menu, hit Arrange By, and then Custom will allow you to select the fonts to be used for ... | |
| Recieving many times same email | 8/9/2007 |
| Q: I use Outlook 2007, use POP3 account, POP equal SMTP, Sometimes I receive same e-mail several (4) ... A: When you enable the Leave a copy of messages on the server option and messages are downloaded, the ... | |
| Outlook Forms with Exchange | 8/8/2007 |
| Q: Strangely, the IT/IS departments here at work don't really know a lot about using outlook forms. ... A: What you need to do is have your Exhange Administrator create a forms library on the exchange ... | |
| Error in Outlook 2003 | 7/21/2007 |
| Q: when receiving mails in microsoft outlook2003 it gives "Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library" ... A: The problem you are experiencing is most likely due to either an add-in or Norton Anti-Virus. To ... | |
| Automatically deleting forwarded copies of emails I've already received | 7/19/2007 |
| Q: Mr. Stiles: I have a supervisor who habitually forwards me copies of emails that have gone out to ... A: Unfortunately, rules can not check content in existing email messages. The only way to correct this ... | |
| dbx file | 5/12/2007 |
| Q: How do I open a dbx file. I doubt if I will ever need to do this more than once so buying a program ... A: The .dbx file is an unreadable data file containing message entries for a particular mailbox in ... | |
| prefill box in Outlook | 5/10/2007 |
| Q: I'm running Outlook 2003, SP 2 When I go to type in an address when creating a new email, the box ... A: To remove it so it won't be "suggested" again, open a new message and begin typing in the address. ... | |
| Need more text in subject area - Outlook Calendar | 5/3/2007 |
| Q: I use Outlook (2003) calendar for work, and print out the calendar everyday to take with me on job ... A: When you print an Outlook Calendar, especially in a week or month view, some text might be ... | |
| Outlook virus message | 4/30/2007 |
| Q: Have read a few posts about this problem.... I also receive an outlook message 'a program is trying ... A: Actually, this is a third party program attempting to connect to your Outlook program files. This ... | |
| problems | 4/24/2007 |
| Q: we're in st. louis. we need someone who knows exchange/pda's/outlook. i can't find anyone, okay, i ... A: there are plenty of companies that deal with an Exchange Server environment. of course the type of ... | |
| outlook virus message | 4/1/2007 |
| Q: I have Office XP. I can't get rid of a message that reads: "A program is trying to access e-mail ... A: This is an Outlook security feature introduced in Outlook 2000 (SR2 and newer), and installed by ... | |
| Outlook Error Message | 3/22/2007 |
| Q: When I close Outlook, I get the foolowing message The instruction at "0x7c145b89" referenced memory ... A: Try disabling your Outlook add-ins and see if you continue to get the message. If you have a virus ... | |
| Slow E-mails | 3/18/2007 |
| Q: Over the last few weeks when I download my e-mails it seems to take forever. This seems to have ... A: McAfee virus scan is most likely the cause for your slow download time. The virus scan they use is ... | |
| about Microsof Outlook2003 | 3/9/2007 |
| Q: In my office I use Microsoft Outlook 2003 cause I give some kind of support. The thing is that I ... A: You would need Administrator rights to the Exchange server in order to view archived messages from a ... | |
| HTML(signature picker) | 1/7/2007 |
| Q: Jim That was such a good answer, but it has now thrown up another issue! I did a test e-mail to ... A: To reuse an old phrase, you can't have it both ways. There will always be that invisible line ... | |
| Spell Checking | 1/6/2007 |
| Q: I have recently made 2 changes and am not sure which one caused my problem. Change #1 made 12-8-06 ... A: Outlook Express does not have a spell check system and relies on Office's spell check. Click on ... | |
| Outlook links with FireFox | 1/5/2007 |
| Q: I'm a fellow "expert" from an entirely different area - traveling in Italy with children. I have ... A: The major differences between MSIE and the other browsers is that MSIE comes with alot of extras ... | |
| HTML(signature picker) | 1/4/2007 |
| Q: Morning Jim Happy New year! I want to have a permanent footer on my e-mail messages, which will go ... A: You can only use two file types to include images with your signature. HTML and RTF. For an HTML ... | |
| Exporting csv Contacts file from Outlook | 1/3/2007 |
| Q: When I try to export my Contacts file to My Docs from Outlook, I start to generate a file but this ... A: The problems you are having are most likely caused from the Exchange server and will need to be ... | |
| Regarding MS outlook crashing | 1/2/2007 |
| Q: We have Windows 2003 server ,Exchange server on it and the client machine has MSoutlook 2003 , Now i ... A: Most likely, you have an issue with one or more of your Add-ins. Look for them in Tools, Options, ... | |
| Preview Pane | 11/9/2006 |
| Q: I am trying to disable the preview pane from the server level. I have Exchange 5.5, Outlook ... A: Exchange 5.5 does not contain server-side capabilities to disable the preview pane globally. The ... | |
| MS-Outlook – | 11/9/2006 |
| Q: Once I have 2 different accounts set up in Outlook through the tools, accounts menu; how do I set up ... A: This can only be accomplished by changing your setup preferences from Internet Only to ... | |
| Printing Selcted Pages | 11/8/2006 |
| Q: I was wondering if you can choose to print only the pages you wish from an Outlook message. My main ... A: Outlook does not support page selection for printing. I would suggest highlighting the text and ... | |
| Outlook forms | 11/5/2006 |
| Q: Jim: I am looking for a way to gather data via e-mail from a limited group of people. My wife is a ... A: A custom form will not work unless all of the recipients have the same form. I found two different ... | |
| Receiving errors in MicroSoft Outlook | 11/2/2006 |
| Q: I keep getting a common error when I send/receive in Outlook. I can send emails, but I cannot ... A: The probable causes for this include: 1. An add-in that marks items read if you view the Outbox. ... | |
| Outlook | 10/31/2006 |
| Q: I have two questions. The first one is: Is there a way to save one's mail to the hard drive? The ... A: You can save any message you wish to your hard drive. With the message open, click File, Save as. ... | |
| cannot filter junk mail using outlook | 10/25/2006 |
| Q: I tried adding * in front of @, but junk mails still get thru. May be because of my rules moving ... A: After reading the discussion forums about this, it seems a majority of users are having the same ... | |
| Sending email via home wireless network | 10/22/2006 |
| Q: She isn't actually getting an error message, but she is getting a message from the 'System ... A: Launch Outlook - Under "Tools" select "Email Accounts" - Click Next - Select her account name and ... | |
| Error message while trying to send mail | 10/17/2006 |
| Q: when i try to send mail to my nephew i get this message An unknown error has occurred. Subject ... A: I have listed the most common causes for your issue and methods for correcting each: 1. The maximum ... | |
| Outlook distribution list | 10/11/2006 |
| Q: I have Outlook 2003 and I have about 10 distribution lists. Lets say I have a user called John Doe. ... A: With Outlook open, select Tools -> Find -> Advanced Find, or press Ctrl+Shift+F. This will open the ... | |
| Application error message | 10/10/2006 |
| Q: My question is the same as the one below. I have tried everything you have said to try and the ... A: Because the error is a result of two programs accessing the same dll file, what you need to do is ... | |
| server error 0x800CC90, error number 0x800CC92 | 9/30/2006 |
| Q: I've just set up a new email account for my newISP (toucan). It appears I can send emails but ... A: The first step is to check your Outlook Express settings, making sure that the POP3 and SMTP servers ... | |
| Error message when trying to attach file | 9/28/2006 |
| Q: I sometimes, but not always, get the following message when trying to attach a file to an ... A: You are most likely receiving this error because of a problem accessing script files on the email ... | |
| copying appointments | 9/27/2006 |
| Q: Is there a way to copy already created appointments to another day and different time slot. I know I ... A: Yes! Select the date. If you enter 'edit mode' (you most likely will), press Esc, then Ctrl+C to ... | |
| Fonts in addressbook | 9/22/2006 |
| Q: Someone asked me how to increase fonts in the addressbook on Outlook 2003. I thought this was not ... A: There is no way to change the display font size within the Outlook Address Book. However, if you ... | |
| populating a contact list from excel | 9/18/2006 |
| Q: How do I populate an outlook contacts list with a spreadsheet of names and email addresses. Is ... A: First, save the spreadsheet as a .csv file. Then, with Outlook open, select file, import and ... | |
| Outlook receiving email | 9/15/2006 |
| Q: Office 2003 was installed on my office computer. I used to be able to see all my new emails when I ... A: You simply need to set it up to automatically send and receive when opened. To do this, follow the ... | |
| Emailing videos as attachments | 8/18/2006 |
| Q: We've all opened those video forwards in our email.How are they sent as attachments rather than ... A: Because audio/video files are very large, they are almost always unable to be received. They need to ... | |
| new mail sound | 8/15/2006 |
| Q: How can I get my microsoft outlook email to make a noise when I have a new incoming message? A: To set Outlook to play a sound when email arrives: From the top menu, select Tools, Options. On the ... | |
| Contacts in Outlook 2000 | 8/11/2006 |
| Q: I did find a way to do this. Choose Services from the Tools menu in Outlook 2000 and then choose ... A: There is a difference between the Global Address List (GAL) and the Outlook Address Book (OAB). A ... | |
| adding a custom label | 8/11/2006 |
| Q: But I was actually after how to change the "labels" drop down box entries. Not the "categories". You ... A: Use the following steps to change appointments and meeting color labels: Click the Calendar ... | |
| Outlook send/receive | 8/4/2006 |
| Q: I occasionally get an error when I click "send/receive" on Outlook. It's usually about sending ... A: There are several issues and/or programs that could be causing your problem. First, try deleting ... | |
| sending emails from microsoft outlook | 8/2/2006 |
| Q: I am having problems sending any email from microsoft outlook. I have just set up my email address ... A: This error message is coming from the mail server, not from Outlook Express. This error means that ... | |
| Colour coding contact's e-mails | 7/22/2006 |
| Q: Is there a way in Outlook 2003 to colour code e'mails from certain contacts when they are received? A: Click the Organize button that appears on the toolbar at the top of your Outlook window, or choose ... | |
| OE 6 cannot delete some mail | 7/19/2006 |
| Q: Some of my OE 6 inbox email will not delete. Some will. There seems no reason. Deleting messages (to ... A: Try doing a "compact." Tools -> Options -> Maintenance -> Clean Up Now -> Compact. That may ... | |
| Outlook Calendar | 7/14/2006 |
| Q: I had the user verify the box was not checked off as per your suggestion and it was not checked. the ... A: The area I mentioned is the only place to select or deselect read receipts. At this point in time, I ... | |
| downgrade oulook2003 | 7/13/2006 |
| Q: would you help me to transfer outlook2003 stuff to outlook2000. I've already tried pfbackup.exe, but ... A: In order to downgrade to 2000 you would have to install the 2000 Outlook client. Before you do this, ... | |
| Will not open, Times out | 7/10/2006 |
| Q: Jim, My outlook 2000 will not open from short cuts or directly from program list...it just times ... A: Programs can crash or hang for many different reasons. The problem could be due to a bug in an ... | |
| Lost mail in Outlook Inbox | 7/8/2006 |
| Q: I have a customer who told me he is losing mail from the inbox of Microsoft Office Outlook 2003. He ... A: There are a number of reasons email messages may be moved from the inbox: * Outlook spam-filter may ... | |
| RESIZING PICTURE | 7/4/2006 |
| Q: I used to select an picture and when I select "sent to email" a windows open an ask me If I want to ... A: 1. In an Outlook e-mail message with your images attached, click the Attachment Options... button ... | |
| outlook express to outlook | 7/3/2006 |
| Q: This will help me tremendously. Another question. How do I set up my Microsoft Outlook to send and ... A: In Outlook, go to the Tools menu and click on Email Accounts. Select Add a new email account and ... | |
| Restoring a copy of Outlook folder | 7/2/2006 |
| Q: I have read your archives and cant find a previous answer. I have just reformatted my HDD after ... A: The old folders pointed to a directory file that is no longer there. You can possibly restore the ... | |
| outlook express to outlook | 7/2/2006 |
| Q: How do I move or convert all my outlook express data into my outlook 2000 data? I presently use ... A: You can either import the data using the Import Wizard or you can manually drag the information from ... | |
| Outlook 2003 | 6/28/2006 |
| Q: My husband and I work as a team in our real estate business for a broker. We mostly work from home ... A: The only way to share existing accounts is by using a mailserver, such as Exchange Server or Imail. ... | |
| eml attachment | 6/27/2006 |
| Q: received email with eml attachment ; unable to open- 1st pop up box unknown file type- 2nd pop up ... A: The .EML file extension is used by Outlook Express for stationery. To resolve this issue, either ... | |
| cannot send emails out | 6/25/2006 |
| Q: This problem just began on an email account that has been active and working for two years. the isp ... A: Your Outlook settings have nothing to do with your relay issues. Their email server is not accepting ... | |
| cannot send emails out | 6/25/2006 |
| Q: When trying to send emails on outlook (part of microsoft office 2000) I get the following error: ... A: The problem you are experiencing is not a Microsoft problem. It is actually a result of the email ... | |
| emailing videos | 6/24/2006 |
| Q: ...We are trying to figure out how to email short videos...they are of my son and I would love to ... A: Because of the type and size of these files, it is often impossible to send them via email. What you ... | |
| MSOutlook 2000 Messages saving format | 6/22/2006 |
| Q: Currently my outlook 2000 saves individual messages in default text format only and every time i ... A: If you are speaking of setting the default format for new emails, here's how: Select Tools | ... | |
| Outlook, moving email to a new computer | 6/21/2006 |
| Q: I have a very large group of Outlook email folders and sub-folders. I just got a new job. Now I'd ... A: This will depend on whether you were using an Exchange server for your old emails. If so, then all ... | |
| Outlook 2003 | 6/13/2006 |
| Q: Exchange 2003 corp edition, Fully updated. Client W2K Pro SP4 - Fully updated. Office 2003 SP2 - ... A: Though setting up and using SSL on and Exchange Server is much easier than it used to be, there are ... | |
| messages in outlook express | 6/10/2006 |
| Q: I haven't used my outlook express in quite some time and I found that I have over 2000 messages in ... A: You're welcome. There's really no method available for automatically deleting your emails from your ... | |
| messages in outlook express | 6/10/2006 |
| Q: I haven't used my outlook express in quite some time and I found that I have over 2000 messages in ... A: Its not necessarily the number of emails, but the overall size of the emails. The amount you can ... | |
| servers | 6/9/2006 |
| Q: is microsoft outlook and outlook express the same thing? If so I had my computer redone and I don't ... A: No. Outlook and Outlook Express are two totally different email programs. Outlook Express is just a ... | |
| Sharing outlook | 6/8/2006 |
| Q: Our computers our on a network. However our email is through a pop3 server. Is there any way to ... A: Attempting to have more than one computer accessing the same .PST file at the same time is very, ... | |
| Roming Profiles on Outlook 2000 | 6/8/2006 |
| Q: I work for a small company and we have about 12 employees and 6 computers, so not everyone can have ... A: Attempting to have more than one computer accessing the same .PST file at the same time is very, ... | |
| MS outlook calendars | 6/7/2006 |
| Q: I want to put the same thing to do in my calendar same time every week and same time every month. ... A: 1. Click the "Tasks" folder from the "Folder List". 2. Click "New" from the top toolbar. 3. ... | |
| Where is my old Outlook email? | 6/4/2006 |
| Q: Yesterday I upgraded to Windows XP. I had been running on Windows 98. While on Windows 98, I had ... A: Unless you specifically saved your emails to a pst file, they most probably are not in one. If your ... | |
| Staring Outlook with Inbox as default | 6/2/2006 |
| Q: Apologies if this is trivial but I have just moved over from OE to Outlook and would like Outlook to ... A: To configure Outlook so that it ALWAYS opens to your Inbox, follow these steps: Select Tools > ... | |
| OfficeUpdate11\Cabs\511974 error | 5/31/2006 |
| Q: I followed the link, installed teh clean utility, reinstalled small business XP, I am still unable ... A: NewdotNet.dll corresponds to New.Net software installed on your computer which by default installs ... | |
| Using MS Outlook for email | 5/19/2006 |
| Q: I am currently running Windows XP SP2 using Outlook Express to download my email however, I would ... A: You need to check your Outlook settings and make sure that the POP3 and SMTP servers are set as ... | |
| Using MS Outlook for email | 5/18/2006 |
| Q: I am currently running Windows XP SP2 using Outlook Express to download my email however, I would ... A: Usually, a server error message mean that the account set-up information is incorrect. Recheck the ... | |
| mass email | 5/16/2006 |
| Q: How do you send the same email to say 200 people WITHOUT their individual addresses showing up in ... A: To send a message to multiple recipients without them seeing any other recipients, you can place ... | |
| how do i integrate outlook w/ hotmail | 5/15/2006 |
| Q: how do I set up my outlook to integrate with my hotmail.com account? A: How to Configure a Hotmail Account in Outlook: You must have a pre-existing Hotmail account to ... | |
| e-mail recovery | 5/12/2006 |
| Q: I run Win Me with Office 2000. Yesterday I got Windows protection error and Me could not open at ... A: When you reinstalled Outlook, it placed all of your email folders in the default location, ... | |
| Meeting Request in Outlook | 5/10/2006 |
| Q: When I try to set up a meeting in Outlook all the people that I try to invite show as "no ... A: The information pertains to the recipient's free/busy schedule. If you or your organization do not ... | |
| yahoo account | 5/4/2006 |
| Q: how can i add my yahoo account in my outlook with hotmail. i tried to do it but i failed. A: You can use Outlook with your Yahoo! Mail e-mail account as long as you use a paid subscription ... | |
| email headers | 4/29/2006 |
| Q: We think my grandson's ex-girlfriend used his password on Yahoo! to send us an e-mail pretending it ... A: The email header will only show the ip address of the machine that sent you the email. In this case, ... | |
| annoying function in outlook | 4/19/2006 |
| Q: anyway, in outlook when i'm typing an email, it seems like the program is taking over. one big ... A: It appears that you have enabled the AutoCorrect feature. To disable this function, On the menu bar: ... | |
| Hyperlinks within Email | 4/12/2006 |
| Q: Program: Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 O/S: XP My problem is that when I click on hyperlinks within ... A: To add an application to the list of applications that may be run, run the system policy editor and ... | |
| Microsoft Outlook | 4/11/2006 |
| Q: Can you tell me is this possible? I use terminal services to access our server (2003) and to run ... A: You are very limited in what you can do using terminal services with Outlook. Instead of listing ... | |
| Outlook Delay | 4/9/2006 |
| Q: I have a problem with Outlook 2002. It appears to be random, but about every 1 out of 10 times I try ... A: It sounds like the Outlook process is running in the background even though the application is ... | |
| menu | 3/27/2006 |
| Q: In MS Outlook 2003, I want to know how you can the display the dropdown menu options at the top in ... A: Place your mouse cursor to the right of the help button on the menu. Right-click inside the blank ... | |
| openin attachments | 3/24/2006 |
| Q: ------------------------- Followup To Ok, please bear with me. I got to Tools-->File ... A: That depends on whether or not you have Microsoft Excel on your computer. If you do, you want to ... | |
| openin attachments | 3/23/2006 |
| Q: -------------------------Jim... I am back. I still must be doing something wrong. I tried to ... A: You misundertood my directions just a little. When I said Explorer, I didn't mean Internet Explorer. ... | |
| openin attachments | 3/22/2006 |
| Q: My e-mail is Outlook Express. I have Microsoft XL. I can always open an attacment that is in PDF ... A: The file extension .xls is an Excel file. Excel is part of the MS Office Suite. If you don't have ... | |
| MS Outlook 2000 & 2003 | 3/1/2006 |
| Q: That was an excellent suggestion, Mr. Stiles! I went ahead and got rid of MS 2003 ~ what relief! ... A: That all depends on whether or not you packed up your pst file. If not, you may have a problem. If ... | |
| Creating Templates for others | 2/28/2006 |
| Q: I was wondering if you know the answer to this. I created a template through Outlook which launches ... A: Even though you use Word to open or edit the file, it needs to be saved as a .dot file. This is what ... | |
| MS Outlook 2000 & 2003 | 2/28/2006 |
| Q: STiles, Thank you so much for helping me with my question. I so appreciate your time! Recently, I ... A: There isn't much information about the 2003 trial version except how to convert to the fill version. ... | |
| No Outbound emails possible | 2/22/2006 |
| Q: Here is my problem: - Using Windows XP Professional - No Virus (I use AVG 7.0, Zone Alarm & Ewido ... A: Apparently, Sympatico has recently been flooded with hack attempts to their firewalls and made some ... | |
| Exchange and Raid Mirror | 2/22/2006 |
| Q: Our Exchange server went down and when it did it broke the mirror for raid. We can't boot off of it ... A: My suggestion is to use the installation disks to boot the machine. After you run the first two ... | |
| file extentions | 2/6/2006 |
| Q: I have just installed a new computer and it is running Windows XP and the media center. Whenever I ... A: Outlook Express needs to have a registered program to open files from inside OL Express. You can not ... | |
| Office Gone astray | 2/4/2006 |
| Q: My computer has changed, and I want it back to how it used to be. Please help. It started when I ... A: If the ghost image is of your hard drive, them it should put it back to the way it was when you ... | |
| E-Mail Attachments | 2/3/2006 |
| Q: We're using Office 2003 and Hummingbird DM. A continual problem we have is when users open a Word ... A: The Outlook E-Mail Security Update (included in Office 2000 Service Pack 2 and later versions) ... | |
| Warning about e-mail storage | 2/1/2006 |
| Q: iMac (CRT) 600MHz 128 MB Ram OS 9.1 Outlook Express 5.02 This message appears from time to time: ... A: If your email server is road runner, then it may be a true warning. Some organizations do place ... | |
| Creating and sending mails | 1/25/2006 |
| Q: I want to know how to create an account in microsoft outlook and tips to use so as to send and ... A: Here are some Outlook Tips: http://jdstiles.com/tips/olindex.html Here's how to create an Outlook ... | |
| SPAM in outgoing subject | 1/24/2006 |
| Q: The email program I use is Outlook Express. Pretty often, when I send an email, it says SPAM in the ... A: The recipient's email server is responsible for tagging your email with the SPAM notification. Email ... | |
| Getting in to your pc. | 1/20/2006 |
| Q: Is there a way of getting to my computer from another location.Not just for email but to get to my ... A: There are quite a few programs available that will allow you to remotely control one computer from ... | |
| HTML email with Outlook | 1/19/2006 |
| Q: I'd like to learn how to be able to send HTML email. I played around with my Outlook 2003 but I am ... A: By default, Outlook 2003 blocks the automatic download of images from the Internet when users view a ... | |
| norton internet security and outlook | 1/18/2006 |
| Q: after i installed internet security norton 2005 , my outlook can not receive e mail ( they can send ... A: This problem is usually caused by Norton Antivirus software scanning email. However, antispam ... | |
| norton internet security and outlook | 1/18/2006 |
| Q: after i installed internet security norton 2005 , my outlook can not receive e mail ( they can send ... A: This problem is usually caused by Norton Antivirus software scanning email. However, antispam ... | |
| JavaScript Forms question | 1/16/2006 |
| Q: I am creating a website where we have a form to fill out. We would like to have a stock number ... A: I don't fully understand where you are wanting to go. The example form on my website does what you ... | |
| copying updated address book | 1/9/2006 |
| Q: I have two computers using Outlook Express. One is in FL which I use for six months, and the other ... A: As long as both programs are the same version, you can copy your folders from one computer to the ... | |
| Outlook Express | 1/9/2006 |
| Q: I found someone using Outlook Express on my computer while I was away. I was angry and set up an ... A: If you forget your Identity password, you will not be able to recover it. Furthermore, since account ... | |
| can't sendor receive email have microsoftoutlook,norton,xp | 1/5/2006 |
| Q: this error on screen 0x800ccc19 your pop3 server has not responded in 60 seconds ect also a time out ... A: As you have already found out, Norton was the cause of your problem, specifically Norton's Internet ... | |
| Outlook express | 1/5/2006 |
| Q: Do you know if its possible to check hotmail.com email with outlook express? and if so can you tell ... A: To setup Outlook Express for your Hotmail e-mail address, just follow the regular instructions for ... | |
| Outlook Express POP3 | 1/4/2006 |
| Q: It is good of you to be willing to help with a problem. I have been using Outlook Express for 5 or ... A: This is usually caused by Spyware, (see www.microsoft.com/spyware), an Anti-Virus Program, Anti-Spam ... | |
| Outlook attachments to be read by other e-mail programs. | 1/1/2006 |
| Q: I receive e-mail from an Outlook user (Frank) that seems to be in some sort of special Outlook ... A: Outlook allows users to send email in a variety of formats. It's these formatting options that cause ... | |
| Attaching folders | 12/28/2005 |
| Q: Is it possible to send a folder of files as an attachment, or must each file be attached separately? ... A: You can't send a folder. Anything you send must have a file extension. What you can do is to place ... | |
| Microsoft Outlook | 12/28/2005 |
| Q: My Microsoft Outlook at work is working okay with the exception of my incoming emails have the wrong ... A: The time stamp on your emails comes from the email server. The time shows when the messages were ... | |
| needs web site-have program disk,purched rights | 12/16/2005 |
| Q: 12/16/05 Expert Jim, Hi,We are looking for a designer for a site we are in need for.The content of ... A: From what I understand, you are requesting that I develop/design a website for you. I am somewhat ... | |
| Outlook Express says "Folder could not be displayed" | 12/5/2005 |
| Q: Hope you can help me! Been busy with e-mails lately with a lot coming in then this happens. I'm ... A: There are two known causes for this issue. A. Your dbx folders are not read only. To correct this, ... | |
| Application error message I'm getting | 12/1/2005 |
| Q: I have MS outlook express 6 and since receiving an upgrade to my Zone Alarm Pro Firewall/anti virus, ... A: The msimn.exe is the application file used to open Outlook Express. The error you are receiving is ... | |
| 11/26/2005 | |
| Q: When I send the same email to 10 people at the same time, the email shows all the names this ... A: Sometimes you may not want the recipients to know to whom you sent the message. Blind carbon copy ... | |
| Outlook folders | 11/23/2005 |
| Q: Can you possibly tell me how to make the way a folder looks - as default. Currently every time I ... A: Right-click any toolbar and choose Advanced. On the Advanced toolbar, look for a dropdown textbox ... | |
| Outlook Express E-mail deleting multiple addresses in forwarded e-mail | 11/22/2005 |
| Q: I am operating a computer XP platform with SP2. I frequently received e-mail from others who have ... A: To Clean up Email before Forwarding 1) Go through all the forwards, and when you finally get the ... | |
| Blocked Messages | 11/7/2005 |
| Q: Have been blocking sender for unwanted messages. File is now huge. How can I eliminate the entire ... A: To remove all blocked senders in Outlook Express: Go to your Outlook Express settings in the ... | |
| new computer | 11/4/2005 |
| Q: Couldn't find the exact category on Allexperts.com for my questions but hopefully you can answer ... A: 1. There are several ways to transfer your old favorites from one computer to another. Here, I will ... | |
| Delete messages in outlook express | 11/2/2005 |
| Q: I hope you can help me. Since I need more free space on my harddisk, I have deleted many old ... A: What you need to do is to compact your folders. This will clean up and compress the data stored in ... | |
| Trouble in Outlook land | 10/27/2005 |
| Q: When I click on a link with in an email it does not work! Also when I receive email with pictures I ... A: Go to control panel, folder options, file types tab Scroll down to the URL:Hypertext Transfer ... | |
| Comment/suggestion | 10/27/2005 |
| Q: Jim - I read your note/response at http://experts.about.com/q/1541/4126767.htm May I suggest that ... A: It very well could have been. The question was rather vague as to what he was actually doing and ... | |
| archiving outlook express | 10/17/2005 |
| Q: I have spent endless hours, unsuccessfully, trying to backup my e-mail onto a DVD. I went to HELP, I ... A: You will not be able to read them from an external disk. They have to be read through outlook ... | |
| PST file sharing | 10/17/2005 |
| Q: Outlook 2000 I have created a PST file in archive, is there anyway I can share this file with other ... A: Attempting to have two computers accessing the same .PST file at the same time is very, very bad. It ... | |
| outlook 2002 | 10/15/2005 |
| Q: My outlook is starting to run slowly. Is there a way of saving the tons of email to another file, ... A: With Outlook open, select File, Import and Export. Select Export to a file. Select Comma Separated ... | |
| Recent Spam Problem | 10/13/2005 |
| Q: We use Outlook Express and have McAfee online protection and have also used Norton. Still, we have ... A: There is no sure way of determining whether or not an email is harmless until you open it. The best ... | |
| Outlook Express 6 | 9/27/2005 |
| Q: I will try to follow the steps you have listed below and will let you know how goes. Having said ... A: In response to having your emails on your brothers PC, you can back up your emails and place them on ... | |
| Outlook Express 6 | 9/25/2005 |
| Q: I use outlook express 6 for my email needs. I have set up around 35 folders under different country ... A: You can only export OL Express files to Outlook and no other program. What you need to do is to back ... | |
| shrink pictures | 9/25/2005 |
| Q: I'm running office xp's outlook on my home pc. I send photos to friends. When I right click on a ... A: I stil do not understand where you are getting your pictures from. Opening up a new message does not ... | |
| Bcc | 9/19/2005 |
| Q: How do I set Microsoft Outlook 2002 to always show the Bcc field when I open a new email? A: To view the Bcc address box: In Outlook, on the Actions menu, click New Mail Message. Do one of ... | |
| Program associations | 9/17/2005 |
| Q: Sir: I apologize if you are not the right person but I don't know who to ask. Situation: When ... A: The reason you are getting this error message is that you do not have a program assigned to open ... | |
| outlook | 9/17/2005 |
| Q: Jim In outlook when you emty the trash, are the trashed emails still in the computer somewhere,? ... A: Once you empty the trash, its gone. If you are trying to save some space, consider the following: ... | |
| Outlook and sending a pdf | 9/16/2005 |
| Q: When I try to send an email with a .pdf attachment, Outlook 2002 (10.6515.6626)SP3 does not ... A: The simplest, and most over looked option is simple: Does it have to be sent as an attached document ... | |
| schedule OutLook deliver mail at 11:22 time | 9/8/2005 |
| Q: how do I set up outlook 2000 to send mail at a certain time? message1 at 11:33 message2 at 11:55 am ... A: When composing a new message in Outlook, click the Options button located on the toolbar above the ... | |
| links | 9/3/2005 |
| Q: When we receive a link in an email (for example, a survey company is asking me to go the survey; or ... A: Go to View | Folder Options | File Types in Windows Explorer and check the values for URL:Hypertext ... | |
| MS Outlook 2003 | 9/3/2005 |
| Q: Just two quick questions: 1. In MS Outlook 2003 is there a way to view all documents like you can ... A: 1. Unfortunately, Outlook is still behind the times when it comes to viewing mustiple folder ... | |
| MS Outlook | 9/1/2005 |
| Q: How do I do that. Do I need specific software or anything like that? Rgds Rob Followup To ... A: How to Export to Your Outlook Contacts Folder to a Comma Separated Text File 1. Start Outlook ... | |
| Sort order of addresses in Outlook 2002 | 8/31/2005 |
| Q: The contacts folder in Outlook 2002 is sorted lastname, firstname. However, when I click to TO ... A: Each entry in your Contacts list has a number of associated properties, such as File As or First ... | |
| Deleting Rules on Exchange Server | 8/30/2005 |
| Q: We are using Exchange Server 5.5 and Outlook Client 2002 with SP1. A user deleted a rule that ... A: When using Microsoft Exchange Server, the rules are stored on both the client computer and the ... | |
| Move Email Messages | 8/29/2005 |
| Q: Jim, We use Outlook Express for our Email manager. Got new PC & want to move some of my Email ... A: Simply stated, you need to export your old files as a .csv file, then import them into your new ... | |
| outlook | 8/28/2005 |
| Q: i know what we use it microsoft outlook and i just trying to setup and it ask use one or both ... A: You have to set ut up for going through your company's Exchange server. In order to do that, you ... | |
| outlook | 8/26/2005 |
| Q: i have been trying to setup a outlook email at my job i findly figure out what address we should ... A: You only want to set up one type of connection per program. The connection type depends on wether ... | |
| nntp | 8/24/2005 |
| Q: I was trying to set up newsgroups and I have to put in the nntp address and I don't know what that ... A: Setting up Outlook Express Newsreader - Below are steps and tips on setting up the Outlook Express ... | |
| Outlook | 8/22/2005 |
| Q: I have Outlook Express and i would like to know; when i send and email to more than one person, is ... A: To do this, you need to put their email addresses in the Bcc field. If you do not see this field, ... | |
| Printing problem just with Outlook Express | 8/18/2005 |
| Q: Using a Dell 922 printer. Prints regular doc's OK but when printing email from Outlook Express it ... A: The situation you describe is a known problem with Outlook Express and Microsoft Internet Explorer ... | |
| Outlook address autofill | 7/21/2005 |
| Q: maybe you know the answer. I used Outlook 2000 and now I upgraded to 2003. The address autofill ... A: Check Names should work. It depends how you created the names in your Contacts. For example: I have ... | |
| email attachments | 7/15/2005 |
| Q: I have recently set up a new home pc and am unable to receive attachments in my email.One message ... A: Go to the menu bar select 'TOOLS', 'OPTIONS', 'SECURITY' - uncheck the box 'Do not allow attachments ... | |
| Adding back old E-mails that are stored in DBX file format | 7/13/2005 |
| Q: In reading my original E-mail to you I discovered something. I failed to mention that I want to add ... A: To save your current files, you need to export them to a .csv file. Just click on File> Import and ... | |
| Adding back old E-mails that are stored in DBX file format | 7/12/2005 |
| Q: A while back my computer had problems. I had to havethe drive reformatted. The man that fixed it ... A: The messages in every Outlook Express folder are stored in two files, a *.idx file and a *.dbx file, ... | |
| Outlook Express | 7/7/2005 |
| Q: I'm a realtor building a referral list. I created a folder with hundreads of emails address of other ... A: Place your own email address in the "To" field. Place everyone else's email address in the "Bcc" ... | |
| Missing .dll when opening Outlook 2000 | 7/6/2005 |
| Q: On a Windows 98SE machine using Office 2000 Pro, when I attempt to open Outlook, I get the following ... A: VirusScan's uninstall removes e-mail scan files, but does not remove the option setting within ... | |
| deleting a form | 7/6/2005 |
| Q: i am using outlook 2003.i tried to design my own form to enter data about new contacts.the form ... A: To delete a form that you have published but no longer need, you need to access the Manage Forms ... | |
| problem printing out emails | 7/2/2005 |
| Q: I use Outlook 2000 for emailing. I find that I cannot now print out the emails I receive or the ... A: It appears as though you still have remnants of a virus. In addition to this, you are also missing ... | |
| embedded image on Microsoft Outlook | 6/30/2005 |
| Q: Since last week I have an embedded image in my outgoing messages in Outlook 2003 that I cannot see ... A: The spybot software doesn't remove this because it isn't considered spyware. Seepasswords.com is a ... | |
| Problem with Encoding in Outlook 2000 SR1 | 6/28/2005 |
| Q: It was recently brought to my attention by an e-mail list admin that my mails were causing some ... A: What you need to do is to disable automatic encoding for outbound messages. By default, Outlook ... | |
| Undisclosed Recipients | 6/24/2005 |
| Q: In our office we use Windows, Office and Outlook 2000/XP. I have received email messages that ... A: To send an email to undisclosed recipients: Create a new message in your email client. Insert ... | |
| Attachments | 6/24/2005 |
| Q: I sent email to you on20 June 2005. Have not received answer. Thanks A: OK. I found the message. I sent a response back on the same day, but can not find it. It was ... | |
| Email Files | 6/23/2005 |
| Q: Good Morning Jim, I have purchased a new computer and would like to transfer my microsoft outlook ... A: What you need to do is export these files from your old computer, then import into your new one. 1) ... | |
| Capabilities of Outlook | 6/22/2005 |
| Q: I am an attorney and run my own practice. I have been dissappointed with most legal case management ... A: Yes. You can do alot of these thing using Outlook. Thgou you can create them yourself, you will need ... | |
| TRANSFERING A PICTURE. | 6/18/2005 |
| Q: I have Outlook Express with Windows 98se. A friend sent me an e-mail which included an animated ... A: You can save the image by right-clicking on it and selecting "Save as". Then save it to a directory ... | |
| emailing | 6/16/2005 |
| Q: i planning to do an emailing. in a web site...whereby whenever a person click on tat link, it will ... A: I have a script on my website that will automatically fill in the fields. You can find it at the ... | |
| Outlook toolbars | 6/16/2005 |
| Q: How can I move the standard toolbar from its original position below the menu options ("file", ... A: The problem is not with your PC, but Outlook itself. The Outlook software developers designed it so ... | |
| MS Outlook 2003 | 6/9/2005 |
| Q: When printing the calendar is there anyway to not print some of the items that are listed in the ... A: Your only options are to create and print a blank calendar or create a separate calendar and enter ... | |
| Sending PDF Attachment from Outlook | 6/8/2005 |
| Q: When I sent pdf attachments through Outlook, the recipient receives a folder that says winmail.dat ... A: Outlook generates and attaches a winmail.dat file at the end of each message that only Outlook can ... | |
| Outlook 2000 | 6/1/2005 |
| Q: I am using outlook 2000 on a machine with Windows XP Pro. Recently I am experiencing a major use of ... A: Unfortunately, this is normal for Outlook. It was designed to grab as much memory as possible. ... | |
| Outlook 97 and 2003 | 5/31/2005 |
| Q: I have a user who was using outlook 97 on a windows 98 and has now moved to a new pc running Windows ... A: The reason for your issue is that the older pst version is not a unicode-capable file, which is ... | |
| ? | 5/29/2005 |
| Q: .. can i please ask you how I can import from my Palm Vx into Outlook, I do not want to hot sych ... A: If you already have the software installed, all you need to do is to synch up once to move ... | |
| outlook 2002 saving | 5/27/2005 |
| Q: It takes FOREVER for my outlook to load these days. Is assume it is the massaave amount of email ... A: With Outlook open, select File, Import and Export. Select Export to a file. Select Comma Separated ... | |
| Microsoft Outlook | 5/19/2005 |
| Q: I am using Windows XP, 2002. Somewhere along the line, I started getting a message each time I ... A: Outlook is telling you that it can not find the pst files or folder. PSTs are generally in hidden ... | |
| emails that i didn't send | 5/18/2005 |
| Q: lately I've been getting emails back that I never sent.I got this back today (The following ... A: There are two possibilities why you are receiving these return messages. 1) Someone has spoofed ... | |
| How to BCC a message? | 5/17/2005 |
| Q: How do you BCC an e-mail message to stop a group of receivers all seeing each others addresses? ... A: To send a message to multiple recipients without them seeing any other recipients, you can place ... | |
| Where are emails stored? | 5/6/2005 |
| Q: I use OE as my email application. Can you tell me where emails are stored on my computer? Is there a ... A: I would not change the default location unless you have a different drive on your computer and ... | |
| Outlook (multiple recipients) | 4/26/2005 |
| Q: I hope you can help me. I am the Sr. Commercial Appraiser in Jacksonville. I am trying to ... A: Your only option is to use the Bcc field. What I would do is to set up a "dummy" email address with ... | |
| configure OUTLOOK 2000 for office email | 4/3/2005 |
| Q: How do I configure OUTLOOK 2000 in order to receive office email? thank you A: That largely depends on what type of email server your company is using. There are several types of ... | |
| Return receipts | 4/1/2005 |
| Q: Darn, I sent in the rating too soon. I deleted my account, quit Outlook, and restarted. When it came ... A: I suppose that means the wedding is off? That's OK, We'll try to fix this issue. Return receipts ... | |
| Return receipts | 4/1/2005 |
| Q: Jim, you know these return receipts that some people request? Once you say yes to them, an invisible ... A: This problem occurs when the initial sender of the email either spoofed ther account name or their ... | |
| lost mail | 3/23/2005 |
| Q: Just reinstalled XP Home and got my previous ISP provider (Earthlink) messages, not the current ... A: Assuming you previously used Outlook Express, the following instructions for backing up and ... | |
| Remove Outlook | 3/22/2005 |
| Q: I have my e-mail as AT&T. I want to know if I can remove outlook program from my PC. Windows XP ... A: You have not mentioned which version for Outlook you are using. I am just assuming that you are ... | |
| Network Password | 3/17/2005 |
| Q: I have a problem I have tried to solve and it is driving me crazy. I am running Windows XP and ... A: Unfortunately, you are correct in assuming the problem is occurring on the email server side and not ... | |
| Nicknames | 3/15/2005 |
| Q: I am currently using Outlook 2003 and want to clear out bad nicknames from the nickname list. In ... A: There is no utility as of yet to perform this task in OL2003. You will need to reset the nickname ... | |
| Outlook 2003 address book error | 3/13/2005 |
| Q: I have just bought a new laptop with XP Home and i am trying to get the outlook 2003 .pst file to ... A: The older pst file has to first be converted to a 2003 pst folder. You need to open the pst file on ... | |
| software to collaborate a meeting | 3/12/2005 |
| Q: I have a few friends who want to meet each other and make a date which all of them will be ... A: Outlook itself does not have the capability to perform this task. You will need additional add-on ... | |
| outlook express password | 3/12/2005 |
| Q: I am using outlook express for all my e-mail account. But it just cannot remember all the passwords ... A: You didn't mention what operating system you are using. If you are using something other than ... | |
| OUTLOOK | 3/11/2005 |
| Q: SOMETIMES WHEN I RECEIVE AN EMAIL, IF IT HAS AN ATTACHMENT, I GET A MESSAGE FROM OUTLOOK EXPRESS ... A: This behavior occurs if the Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be ... | |
| Where are my "Saved" and "sent" emails? | 3/6/2005 |
| Q: Two questions: [1] All of a sudden my "Saved" and "Sent" folders "lost" all of the emails from ... A: What you need to do is to create a sub-folder underneath your Inbox folder called Archive. Any ... | |
| Auto Config File | 2/14/2005 |
| Q: Retired for 12 yrs. as Asst. Warden but I have a problem. When using Outlook and trying to open a ... A: You have stumbled upon a very technical problem that effects older versions of Microsoft Operating ... | |
| Data file locations in Outlook | 2/13/2005 |
| Q: Jim Many thanks for your prompt reply. Unforunately I still have problems. When I click "Show ... A: It sounds like your files have become corrupt. Unfortunately, this happens all too frequently with ... | |
| Data file locations in Outlook | 2/13/2005 |
| Q: I want to change where my Outlook data files are stored on my PC - from one hard drive to another. ... A: Use Windows Explorer to copy each file from its default location of the <drive>:\Documents and ... | |
| ? | 2/9/2005 |
| Q: .. can i please ask you... I have outlook express 6.0 on my dell laptop, it has been working great ... A: There are quite a few reasons that could cause your issue. Without any further information, it would ... | |
| Outlook express e-mail not being sent... | 2/7/2005 |
| Q: Jim, I am on vacation and am using my laptop for the first time. I set up my outlook express and ... A: This problem is often modem related. The first step is to: 1. Check your Outlook Express settings, ... | |
| MS-Outlook | 2/4/2005 |
| Q: Prior to sending an e-mail using version 2002 or 2003 it will only print the text written in that ... A: No version of Outlook allowed or allows you to print the information placed inside fields as part of ... | |
| Outlook 2000/Contacts | 1/23/2005 |
| Q: I have contacts created in my Outlook. However, when I create a new e-mail, and I click on TO: ; my ... A: This behavior usually occurs when the Microsoft Outlook Address Book has been damaged or moved. To ... | |
| attachment | 1/18/2005 |
| Q: For some reason when I send MS Word attachments from outlook some of my business partners don't ... A: More than likely, this is a result of your document being denied by the anti virus program. To ... | |
| Outlook express | 1/18/2005 |
| Q: my pc was connected to NT network (leased line + Exchange server 5.5 + symantec 2002 server edition) ... A: There are special configurations that allow Outlook Express to work with this feature of Norton ... | |
| Outlook express 6 attatchments | 1/17/2005 |
| Q: I have windows 98 & I have outlook express 6 I scan a picture & put it in my documents or picture ... A: See if you can open the picture in MSPaint. If you can't, then the file is corrupt. If you can, ... | |
| Outlook and Excel | 1/15/2005 |
| Q: I have a list of contacts in Excel format that I'd like to load into my Outlook contacts. Is there a ... A: The short answer to your question is yes, it is possible. The long answer is it may be more trouble ... | |
| remote outlook | 1/14/2005 |
| Q: When I open my office out look at home it does not show me the emails from the day that I got at the ... A: You need to set your account properties to leave the message on the server. With Outlook open, ... | |
| Mailto: link with subject tag / Outlook 2000 | 1/13/2005 |
| Q: No dice, I'm afraid. I did a very simple testpage myself before asking you, guess I should have ... A: If there is a setting in the Outlook interface, I can't find it. Short of backing up your folders ... | |
| Unsigned emails | 1/12/2005 |
| Q: How does one "spoof" their address? When I get another of these messages - I would like to be able ... A: At the risk of sounding like a "do-gooder", you shouldn't take up doing something illegal just ... | |
| Mailto: link with subject tag / Outlook 2000 | 1/10/2005 |
| Q: these settings were already in effect (just checked). :-( Whatever is impeding the parsing of the ... A: OK. Lets make sure it's not the web form. I have written a webpage that should place items in the ... | |
| OUTLOOK EXPRESS | 1/9/2005 |
| Q: --In the past, After I have sent mail to a person, I could go and click on the SENT FOLDER to verify ... A: First of all, if the message you sent did not arrive at its destination, you would receive an email ... | |
| Mailto: link with subject tag / Outlook 2000 | 1/7/2005 |
| Q: I'm hoping you might point me in the right direction to solve a conundrum. I'm using IE ... A: You should check the following Outlook settings under Tools, Options: Click on the Security tab. ... | |
| Connecting Entourage 2004 to Microsoft SBS 2000 | 1/6/2005 |
| Q: We have been attempting to connect a Mac OS 10.3.7 machine using Entourage 2004, to an Exchange ... A: I've done alot of reading on associated issues between Exchange and Entourage. It seems there are ... | |
| Help I only saved the inbox.bdx file | 1/3/2005 |
| Q: Hope you can help me with this problem. Being a bit green to the full procedure of backing up ... A: Normally, this occurs when one version is imported into another version. This would also include and ... | |
| Program seeking permission in Outlook | 12/28/2004 |
| Q: I am using Outlook 2002 and every time I want to send email, I get a warning message that says "A ... A: Outlook 2002 SP3 adds additional properties to the list of those that are affected by the security ... | |
| MS Outlook and msn.com email | 12/26/2004 |
| Q: Can I use my nht_dn@msn.com email address for my MS Outlook? I do not know the pop and stmp domains ... A: How to Configure Outlook with an MSN POP3 Account: Use the following steps to configure Outlook ... | |
| "Mailbox is Fulll"? | 12/23/2004 |
| Q: I use Outlook Express. I emailed a friend--who, I assume, uses Outlook Express. My email was ... A: Outlook Express does not have a cap on the amount of emails. The message you received would have ... | |
| outlook express | 12/20/2004 |
| Q: I'm having a problem with my outlook express that I hope you can help me with. When I open the inbox ... A: In order to make those options available, you will either have to run a repair tool or reinstall OE. ... | |
| music in an email | 12/19/2004 |
| Q: I would like to add a "midi" file to an email Christmas card I am attempting to make. I use Windows ... A: What you need to do is to use the embed tag inside the document. I have included an example below: ... | |
| Notes, distrubition list | 12/17/2004 |
| Q: My question is twofold. I am running MS Outlook 2000. I use notes quite a bit, is there a way to ... A: This is a followup to the answered question. The shortcut path may be different on your computer, ... | |
| Address Book | 12/16/2004 |
| Q: Jim, I just upgraded to MS Office XP Pro last night. I use Contacts in Outlook as my address book. ... A: By default, Microsoft Outlook displays names in your Contacts list in the FirstName, LastName ... | |
| hotmail | 12/16/2004 |
| Q: .I meant to tell u I was using windows 98 se. I had the hotmail trouble, and that u said it was ... A: The only thing I can think of is that, when you are copying the text and pasting it, you are also ... | |
| Trash Email | 12/14/2004 |
| Q: My girlfriend has outlook express and receives 20 trash emails a day. How can we stop this problem? A: You can control the e-mail and news messages you get in Outlook Express in several ways. 1. To ... | |
| sharing calendar & inbox n alerts | 12/14/2004 |
| Q: we have 2 users both on the exchange server n using exchange server views. user1 has ol2k pro & ... A: The good news is that you can accomplish what you want to do. The bad news is it would take me ... | |
| pictures in e-mail | 12/11/2004 |
| Q: I have received several e-mails lately with pictures in them. I can't view the pictures. All I am ... A: There is nothing you can do yourself. The error is on the part of the sender. The red X indicates ... | |
| web page | 12/10/2004 |
| Q: I want to build a personal web page as I have space with eastlink internet service for one. My ... A: I will assume that eastlink does not provide a web builder to assist you in creating your web page. ... | |
| Outlook express | 12/10/2004 |
| Q: I have windows 98se with outlook express 6.0, when I am clicking on send/receive button I receive ... A: This is usually caused by your email server not sending a "250 OK" message back to the remote server ... | |
| Backing up all my emails and address book | 12/7/2004 |
| Q: I am using outlook 2000 sp 3. I would like to back up all my emails saved on it on a CD to be used ... A: With Outlook open, select File, Import and Export. Select Export to a file. Select Comma Separated ... | |
| Importing Excel 2003 file to Outlook 2003 | 12/6/2004 |
| Q: I want to import an Excel file in which I have created my contact list with common fields such as ... A: First, open the text file in Microsoft Excel. Next, save the file in Excel as a text file type. ... | |
| Merging 2 Outlook.pst data files into 1 | 12/6/2004 |
| Q: I am running Windows XP and Office Pro. XP. I currently have 2 Windows Profiles, or screen-names. ... A: Yes, I will explain how you can merge two pst files. Before you get started, I recommend you make a ... | |
| Outlook Express - Blocked Attachments | 12/5/2004 |
| Q: I have Windows XP Home Edition 5.1 and Outlook Express 6. I frequently receive e-mail with ... A: Attachments are blocked by file types. Therefore, you can only block or unblock the specific file ... | |
| message coming from outlook when closed down | 11/26/2004 |
| Q: I don't know if this is your area of expertise. OUtlook 97 (6.00 2800 1106)has been playing up. I ... A: The error you are receiving is Window's way of telling you that some bit of code has called another ... | |
| Export distribution list | 11/23/2004 |
| Q: I have been told it is possible to export the email addresses from a distribution list I have set up ... A: I know of no other way to extract the addresses into a readable file format. I just performed the ... | |
| Outlook not sending | 11/22/2004 |
| Q: Apparently that isn't the problem/solution. It happens in my computer - whether online or off. I ... A: There is no way to change the message date or time from within your Outlook program. The date and ... | |
| Export distribution list | 11/22/2004 |
| Q: I have been told it is possible to export the email addresses from a distribution list I have set up ... A: You can save the addresses to a text file by doing the following: 1) Click on contacts 2) double ... | |
| Sending pictures to Ebay | 11/21/2004 |
| Q: I have received this answer message from Ebay, regarding the sending of pictures: " Please note ... A: Any image you wish to publicly display to everyone has to be on a server with public access to ... | |
| Outlook not sending | 11/20/2004 |
| Q: When I'm sending e-mail with Outlook 2003, sometimes a message doesn't get a date, and then won't ... A: This behavior occurs because some Internet e-mail servers create Internet e-mail headers that do not ... | |
| identity theft | 11/18/2004 |
| Q: I recieved a spoof email from an ebay look alike site asking for personal information. I did ... A: Yes, the information you typed in was sent when you hit the submit button. No matter what you ... | |
| Exporting email froupo | 11/16/2004 |
| Q: I use Outlook Express. My friend uses Outlook. In my address book, I have an email group with about ... A: A pst file is a personal folder file, which is just another folder that stores your emails. The ... | |
| Outlook Express | 11/16/2004 |
| Q: I'm have a problem with outlook express that I don't seem to be able to solve. Messages from several ... A: Before you reload OE, you might want to consider rebuilding your blocked sender's list. Remove all ... | |
| Track down anonimous senders? | 11/14/2004 |
| Q: I have been receiving desturbing emails from someone who obviously knows me and my boyfriend Tim in ... A: Hotmail account are often used by these types of people because they are anonymous. Anyone can get ... | |
| Outlook 2003 and Phone calls | 11/12/2004 |
| Q: Is there anyway that I can place phone calls through my office phone to my computer? I have noticed ... A: The call contact feature in Outlook is primarily used for tracking phone calls to contacts. There ... | |
| Outlook Inboxes | 11/12/2004 |
| Q: I'm running Windows98 and Office 2000. (Outlook internet email not exchange server.) I've created a ... A: You need to create a separate inbox folder for each account. Then create rules that send the emails ... | |
| Outlook Express | 11/9/2004 |
| Q: I wish to backup my folders and addresses. I know of several programs to do so but it should be an ... A: The messages in every Outlook Express folder are stored in two files, a *.idx file and a *.dbx file, ... | |
| Outlook Addin errors | 11/8/2004 |
| Q: When opening Outlook 2002 it shows an error regarding add-ins: "Load.dll is not a valid office ... A: Search your system for a file called extend.dat When found, rename any instances of that file to ... | |
| Outlook calendar | 11/8/2004 |
| Q: In "week view" in calendar the headings for each day show the date only (eg 11 November). It would ... A: The day and date display is contingent upon how much space is available. To display the day and date ... | |
| Outlook 2003 | 11/7/2004 |
| Q: I have frequent closing errors with outlook. upon opening outlook it goes through a self repair of ... A: It seems that your pst file has become corrupted. If you can get Outlook opened and access your ... | |
| Compacting messages | 11/4/2004 |
| Q: While I was using Microsoft Outlook Express to check my emails a pop-up appeared asking if I would ... A: Compacting folders in OE does not delete anything, it just cleans up the cache so there is no wasted ... | |
| multiple users of Outlook Express email | 11/4/2004 |
| Q: Three computers, using Win98SE, PIIIs, with plenty of hard drive and adequate RAM, using Outlook ... A: By default a user's message files are located on the C: drive in: C:\Documents and Settings\The ... | |
| Merged Emails | 11/2/2004 |
| Q: If I send a mail merge with questions in it from an Access or Excel query/worksheet is there a way ... A: The form itself will not complete what you wish. You will need to develop a SQL database to handle ... | |
| Outlook 2002 | 9/15/2004 |
| Q: I am running Outlook 2002 as the mail client to my Outlook exchange server, I am having problems ... A: I have also had this problem when someone previously changed the Internet connection settings. I ... | |
| outlook express | 9/13/2004 |
| Q: good afternoon thank you for the quick response. i don't quite understand what you are suggesting i ... A: Your previous response said that you found the dbx file(s). You should be able to copy those files ... | |
| outlook express | 9/13/2004 |
| Q: good morning i have read one of your answers regarding my problem but i need some clarification as ... A: For each folder of Outlook Express, there corresponds a separate file with extension dbx. The dbx ... | |
| Re: Outlook Express | 8/31/2004 |
| Q: Almost since we first got our computer, we've had problems with Outlook Express email. We have no ... A: These error messages may occur if Microsoft Outlook or if Microsoft Outlook Express cannot establish ... | |
| Outlook 2002 | 8/29/2004 |
| Q: Stiles, My wife has been using our home PC to do mail stuff on a regular basis. She recently keeps ... A: How to Manually Start PST Compaction: 1. On the File menu, click Data File Management. 2. Click to ... | |
| Checking Hotmail with Outlook | 8/28/2004 |
| Q: I recently found out that you can configure outlook to check you hotmail account. I was surprised ... A: One problem with downloading any web-based email is that you must still conform to the web-based ... | |
| Associating to an attachment | 8/23/2004 |
| Q: I have a PC with win98SE. I have received an email with an attachment from a trusted source. On ... A: What it is saying is it doesn't know what type of file it is and does not have a program that ... | |
| Microsoft Outlook Sending email problems | 8/20/2004 |
| Q: I cannot send emails using microsoft outlook. Whenver I try to send an email, I get the following ... A: There are several reasons this email cannot be sent. 1. The user name in the email address has a ... | |
| sending and receiving messages | 8/18/2004 |
| Q: I have Outlook 2000, and am currently having a problem sending and receiving messages. It's been ... A: What has happened is you have an email message on your mail server that is either too large to ... | |
| Outlook Drafts1 | 8/18/2004 |
| Q: I recently upgraded from Office 97 to XP. The first time I logged into Outlook I noticed it had two ... A: Your newer version does not allow the renaming of folders. There is a method for setting them to ... | |
| Pop3 configured in Outlook 2003 | 8/16/2004 |
| Q: When sending mail using Outlook 2003 (Pop3) on my notebook I get the following error: Task '... - ... A: To narrow this down, there are two things to try (seeing as the smtp server seems to be correct as ... | |
| Outlook Error Message | 8/9/2004 |
| Q: Running Windows XP Pro Outlook 2003 Everything was fine up to this past Sunday. Now get an error ... A: There are many reasons why you could be getting this error. I have listed below the most common ... | |
| Time loading | 8/7/2004 |
| Q: I use Outlook Express. It seems to take a lot of time to load when I first open it up. Is this ... A: I see four (4) possible causes: 1. OE performs some extra tasks on open – checks for mail, opens ... | |
| Outlook 2003 | 8/6/2004 |
| Q: I am currently running Office/Outlook 2003 on a W2K desktop on a network with Exchange 2000. I'm ... A: OK. I did some further reading and found the following: Possible Solutions: Check to ensure your ... | |
| Reinstalling Windows 2000 Pro | 8/4/2004 |
| Q: I believe my Thinkpad has a virus which is causing it to spontaneously reboot. I want to reinstall ... A: The symptoms you are describing are usually the result of a virus/worm known as MSBlaster or Lov ... | |
| Outlook 2003 | 8/4/2004 |
| Q: I am currently running Office/Outlook 2003 on a W2K desktop on a network with Exchange 2000. I'm ... A: If you get a time-out error named 0x8004210a or 0x800ccc19 when checking your email you are ... | |
| Outlook 2000 .url & .lnk Block | 8/3/2004 |
| Q: Is there a way to UNblock the Level 1 unsafe file attachments block? I cannot open these is at says ... A: Yes, you can customize the attachment security behavior. You will need to have Service Pack 3 ... | |
| password for outlook | 8/1/2004 |
| Q: helli Jim I have microsoft outlook2000 and I want to protect my account by a password. how can I do ... A: There are two ways to do this, depending on the operating system you have. If you are running ... | |
| Importing Emails | 7/28/2004 |
| Q: I've recently reformatted my computer. Before I did so I dumped my hard drive onto my friends ... A: By default, Outlook stores your e-mail, contacts, appointments, notes, and tasks in a single file ... | |
| PDF attachments | 7/26/2004 |
| Q: Most of the time, when I double-click on a PDF e-mail attachment in Outlook 98 (and my company is ... A: Yes. One of two things are happening. Either the database store on the Exchange Server is partially ... | |
| Export from Outlook to Excel | 7/22/2004 |
| Q: How can I export something saved in a "Public Folder" of Microsoft Outlook 2002 to Excel? Every time ... A: Data within a public folder can only be backed up, restored or exported from the Exchange Server. ... | |
| Blank Email messages | 7/20/2004 |
| Q: Jim, Hope you can help me with this: I use outlook 2003. Every day I get about 10 emails with no ... A: Unfortunately, Your email program is not designed to block emails with no information in the from ... | |
| Outlook - inconvenient address autofill | 7/20/2004 |
| Q: Using MS Outlook 2002 we have the "Suggest names while completing To, CC and BCC fields" turned on. ... A: If you want to remove an address from the displayed list so that it won't be suggested again, open a ... | |
| Outlook Express | 7/18/2004 |
| Q: I am having a hard time finding where all my Outlook Express emails are on my hard drive so I can ... A: The messages in every Outlook Express folder are stored in two files, a *.idx file and a *.mbx file, ... | |
| 7/18/2004 | |
| Q: something is realy bugging me. I keep gettng sent through my email (outlook express) emails that ... A: To find out who sent the message, do the following: Open up the message. Click on File, Properties. ... | |
| How to have different Contacts for different profiles/users | 7/14/2004 |
| Q: Gateway 800mhz, 640mb RAM, 30gb hdd, 40gb external hdd, 160gb external hdd, WinMe, Office 2000 ... A: To accomplish this, Outlook will need to be installed under each User Profile. Normally, Outlook is ... | |
| Outlook 2003 won't shutdown in Win XP | 7/12/2004 |
| Q: If I shut outlook down, it remains in the Task List. I have done the following: Ran Ad-ware, ... A: Most of us use the X to eXit out of programs. Outlook will by default remain running after you close ... | |
| Outlook Express | 7/10/2004 |
| Q: My OS is Windows 98 and I use Outlook Express for my email. Starting this morning I receive an ... A: There are several likely causes, I'll list them in the order I think is most likely: 1. You have ... | |
| outlook | 7/10/2004 |
| Q: can you tell me how I can access my outlook email on my company's database from the internet? A: You would need to check with the IT division to see if they offer a web-based email service. Most ... | |
| I have an email in my MS Outlook... | 7/9/2004 |
| Q: I have an email in my MS Outlook Express which I cannot open or delete. I get the following message ... A: The fact that the message seems to be coming more from Visual C++ is a clue that the problem is ... | |
| Can't see attached images | 7/9/2004 |
| Q: I have received more than one forwarded email with an attached .tif or .gif image from a friend who ... A: Try this. Right-click on the file you wish to open and select open with. In the menu box that ... | |
| problem with outlook | 6/28/2004 |
| Q: I am running Outlook 2000 and am encountering a problem when it starts up. I receive an error that ... A: The icon you are clicking on is trying to open up a personal folder file instead of Outlook. You ... | |
| Microsoft Outlook | 6/28/2004 |
| Q: Stiles I am experiencing a problem with my outlook evrytime I start the program it ask me ... A: The CD you are using does not coincide with the version on your computer. You will need the exact ... | |
| How to export/import Outlook Calendar? | 6/24/2004 |
| Q: G'Day Jim Stiles, I am hopeful this is a simple question. Using an older computer HP with Vector ... A: There are several different methods available to synchronize outlook on two different machines. The ... | |
| 6/24/2004 | |
| Q: I have Windows XP Home. Outlook Express 6. When I go to Outlook Express to check my mail, the ... A: To stop this, you will need to remove the preview pane. To do this, click on View, Layout. Then ... | |
| Inbox Rules don't work | 6/22/2004 |
| Q: I cannot get my inbox rules to work. I have set up two rules, both very simple. They move incoming ... A: First, you need to check with your email administrator to ensure out-of-office and off-line rules ... | |
| Outlook | 6/16/2004 |
| Q: I am importing an Excel file containing address book info plus 4 fiels which are not in the default ... A: Sorry, I didn't fully understand your problem the first time. When importing into Outlook, there is ... | |
| Outlook | 6/16/2004 |
| Q: I am importing an Excel file containing address book info plus 4 fiels which are not in the default ... A: You need to do this from Outlook. First, click on Contacts, then open a contact. Click on the All ... | |
| Dell/outlook express | 6/13/2004 |
| Q: I am having some problems with my new computer and I am having a very difficult time with Dell tech ... A: There are a lot of things that could be slowing down your connection speed, especially with a ... | |
| Creating Groups in MS Outlook | 6/11/2004 |
| Q: I am trying to create a group for easy e-mailing to the same group of people within our office. I ... A: You need to create the group first, before you add someone to it. Determine a name for the group ... | |
| block spam | 6/10/2004 |
| Q: I am using Windows XP and Outlook 2003(not outlook express) for my email. I get tons of spam email. ... A: Outlook 2003 supports two different approaches for filtering electronic junk mail. You can turn on ... | |
| Lotus Notes to Outlook conversion | 6/8/2004 |
| Q: Jim - I have a CD with a bunch of Lotus Notes messages, plus my address book, that I need to convert ... A: Unless you saved them as HTML files, you will not be able to convert them without the server ... | |
| Email from Wireless remote location | 6/4/2004 |
| Q: I am having trouble sending emails from remote location using Outlook 2002. I have tried everything. ... A: This behavior can occur because ComCast does not allow messages to be sent to another SMTP server ... | |
| Removing Windows Messenger | 5/18/2004 |
| Q: I read your answer and downloaded the program to remove Windows Messenger. (I have WinXP pro and I ... A: The below link contains a link to a utility that will allow you to disable Windows Messenger on ... | |
| what is internet?... | 5/13/2004 |
| Q: what is internet? A: "Internet" refers to the global information system that is logically linked together by a globally ... | |
| Outlook suddenly won't load/error message | 5/11/2004 |
| Q: I've been running Microsoft Office 200SR1 on Windows 2000 Pro for several years without a problem. ... A: Outlook takes an enourmous amount of memory to open and run. In addition, once closed, Outlook has a ... | |
| HTML | 5/5/2004 |
| Q: Would you be able to tell me how to convert Word text into HTML format for putting across the Web or ... A: Here are your options: 1) Save the Word document as a web page from the file menu. This will ... | |
| outlook express 6 | 3/22/2004 |
| Q: ok well anything i put in there i found on the internet. i get alot of spam email that is loaded ... A: The code has to be written in HTML. Here is an example: <img ... | |
| outlook express 6 | 3/21/2004 |
| Q: ... I get a little creative when sending email out, i add background pics to the body, little email ... A: Any images placed within the body of the message must be "active images". This means they can be ... | |
| MS Mail | 3/20/2004 |
| Q: I recently purchased a desktop with WindowsXP Pro and Office 2003 Pro. We use Exchange Server for ... A: You can not set up Outlook to receive both Exchange (corporate) email and MSMail. It must be one or ... | |
| Import Contacts | 3/20/2004 |
| Q: I am trying to import an Excel Database Contact List into Outlook Contacts. If I convert the Excel ... A: The information you are trying to import is not contained within a Named Range in the Microsoft ... | |
| Possible Virus? | 3/18/2004 |
| Q: My mother's e-mail has been attacked by something. There are many new addresses in her address book ... A: FIrst of all, if you are on a cable (always connected system), remove your computer from the ... | |
| Outlook 2002 SP3 | 3/17/2004 |
| Q: When I open outlook, and click on NEW to write a new email, a box pops up saying: "A program is ... A: This is a security add-in that is causing the prompt. It can not be removed from your current ... | |
| Cannot close Personal Folder in Outlook | 3/16/2004 |
| Q: I have a duplicate Personal Folder in Outlook that I cannot close or delete. When I right click and ... A: Close Outlook. Start Control Panel, and then double-click Mail. Click Show Profiles, click your ... | |
| backup Outlook | 2/25/2004 |
| Q: I have a lots of important in/out business e-mails stored in my outlook epxress. I would like to ... A: The messages in every Outlook Express folder are stored in two files, a *.idx file and a *.mbx file, ... | |
| Outlook & Word Problem | 2/18/2004 |
| Q: Can you please help me? In January I wrote a personal letter (in Word 2003). Since this time this ... A: It sounds to me like you either have a corrupted normal.dot.file or have modified it by mistake. The ... | |
| Cannot open Outlook2003 pst file | 2/8/2004 |
| Q: 7 months ago I installed Office 2003 Beta. When the trail period expired recently I removed Office ... A: PST files are very complex and in some instances recovered PST files will not function until they ... | |
| Getting rid of Windows Messenger | 2/7/2004 |
| Q: My friend, who is an IT person, knows a LOT about computers, registry, etc,. but not Outlook ... A: Note: If you choose to uninstall Windows Messenger on a system with SP1 installed, you will receive ... | |
| O-EXss | 2/4/2004 |
| Q: " Custom Built, 900 Thunderbird/256ram/Win 98SE ...Jim, I need to backup my emails in OExress 6.o ... A: The messages in every Outlook Express folder are stored in two files, a *.idx file and a *.mbx file, ... | |
| System solution | 1/23/2004 |
| Q: What email solution would you recommend for a small network system (1 server, 5 clients), and why? ... A: I would use Microsoft Exchange server unless I had over 500 clients. It is not very cost effective ... | |
| Quick launch to Outlook Express | 12/31/2003 |
| Q: Jim, Happy New Year! We set my mother up with a dial up system so she can e-mail my brother who is ... A: I am not familiar with 3web.com services. If you are having to sign in or log in to your account ... | |
Jim Stiles
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I am a Certified Internet Web master and designer with twelve years experience in creating, developing and maintaining both personal and corporate web sites. I have an extensive working knowledge of HTML, DHTML and JavaScript. While I specialize in DHTML and JavaScript functions, my main topic is assisting persons and businesses with the overall development and outlay of their web sites. I also have 18 years of experience in Law Enforcement and Corrections. I have an extensive knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications, all Windows Operating systems, Eudora and Outlook email programs as well as Microsoft Exchange server 5.5 and Outlook Web Access. I am also certified in Video Teleconferencing and network systems.
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I have many various certifications from Microsoft as well as individual course studies in web site development, advanced database development, Cisco ISDN, LAN and WAN technologies. I have developed and currently maintain four personal and three corporate web sites. I currently hold the position of Network Adminstrator for the Information Services Division at my local Sheriffs Office.
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